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RchW · 12-25-2014, 04:17 PM

First, you are looking under the hood. The 200 experience rating is not a visible rating and due to its wide scale absolutely should change often in either direction. It's nice to see that this happens. I rarely look at players in that detail. I'm not certain but don't think that 190 vs 200 is going to have a significant effect on defensive performance if the base skills remain high. You can play the game any way you want but the general idea is to limit information available to the human player in order to give the AI a chance. Your choice of course.

Second, he was a recent draft pick and all young players undergo variable development. This should be expected. The genius of OOTP lies in the development/aging curve which by definition is heavily weighed to the negative as we know most players do not succeed. It's quite possible changes similar to your edits may have occurred naturally over several weeks or months. Being concerned about under the hood ratings on a weekly basis may be a bit much and reacting to changes with edits may prompt further changes. Just my opinion, I have no evidence.

Third, he may decline and not become the player you want or he may become a superstar. A lot of this is out of your control just like real life. My suggestion is step back don't look under the hood, put the player at the right level and in the right position and let the results tell you what he is.

Merry Christmas

12-25-2014, 04:17 PM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	First, you are looking under the hood. The 200 experience rating is not a visible rating and due to its wide scale absolutely should change often in either direction. It's nice to see that this happens. I rarely look at players in that detail. I'm not certain but don't think that 190 vs 200 is going to have a significant effect on defensive performance if the base skills remain high. You can play the game any way you want but the general idea is to limit information available to the human player in order to give the AI a chance. Your choice of course. Second, he was a recent draft pick and all young players undergo variable development. This should be expected. The genius of OOTP lies in the development/aging curve which by definition is heavily weighed to the negative as we know most players do not succeed. It's quite possible changes similar to your edits may have occurred naturally over several weeks or months. Being concerned about under the hood ratings on a weekly basis may be a bit much and reacting to changes with edits may prompt further changes. Just my opinion, I have no evidence. Third, he may decline and not become the player you want or he may become a superstar. A lot of this is out of your control just like real life. My suggestion is step back don't look under the hood, put the player at the right level and in the right position and let the results tell you what he is. Merry Christmas __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit